♪ >> all right. fess up. did you ever walk out of work with something from the stationery closet at one point or another? turns out that is the tip of the iceberg. >> petty crime and not so petty crime apparently goes on at the workplace all the time. our friend paula faris has the proof. >> reporter: judith oaks, a

former school administrator, accused of stealing money from her workplace. stuffing lunch money in her bra. $1.8 million over 14 years. sometimes it is not cold hard cash but cold cuts. this guy doesn't think twice about stealing this co-worker's lunch, raiding the company fridge. and surveillance video shows an employee takes a few 20s for herself when counting the cash register. >> it's easy to cheat. >> reporter: bruce doris of the association of certified fraud examiners travels the country showing employers how to crack down on crimes that could potentially cost companies upwards of $3.5 trillion worldwide. >> stealing money, software, office supplies, inventory. >> or in this case a flat screen tv. watch again. this fellow waits until no one is looking to make his move. get this -- a recent survey by a security firm shows 95% of employees steal from their employer in some capacity,

office supplies, information and in some professions time, like shopping on-line when you should be working. what if i walk out the door with a pen? am i a thief? >> technically you are. >> reporter: this woman spent time in the slammer for embezzling $500,000 from her employer. she said it started small. >> i'd notice they'd put our personal travel on to my corporate american express card. >> reporter: it soon spiraled out of control. >> was incremental descent where the bad behavior became the norm. >> most employee theft is perpetrated by people who are normal employees. they can justify this because a company will never miss it. >> reporter: but the penalties can be harsh. judith oaks has pled not guilty but faces 11 years behind bars if convicted. office theft is a dirty little secret that employers do not want to get out because it reflects poorly on their business. since there is little monitoring in the form of surveillance

video, not much is done about it. diana and john? >> all right, paula. amazing. big problem. i have been guilty of the pen thing, i must say. you walk out with a pen, you get home and -- you toss it on the dresser and stays there sometimes. >> don't think of it. but embezzling is a different thing. >> i guess it adds up. >> think so. still crazy, though. that's a lot -- 95% of people -- it is a small portion of people that aren't stealing. >> i don't feel compelled to steal but if i did, there are so many cameras everywhere these days, you are going to get caught. >> look at how many people we caught in one story. that's crazy. all right. that brings us to the facebook question of the day. we want to know have you ever been ripped off at work? if so, what was stolen? log on the facebook page wnnfans.com. join the conversation. we had our conversation at the meeting, and people said they lost ipods out of desk drawers. >> debit card.

>> debit card out of someone's office. that is outright stealing from the people you work with. and i think that is a different thing, but stealing a pen or couple of supplies. honestly i don't think twice about it and it means we are thieves. you heard him tell paula. coming up, dinner with strangers. gourmet company, gourmet food in a stranger's house. it is a new way to eat out. a senseless murder on a train. could passengers have stopped it if they hadn't been glued to their smartphones? you are watching "world ne

♪ new dining experience is sweeping across the globe. home-cooked meals in someone else's home. this is our "favorite story of the day." travelers are eating it up. >> meals like these could be happening where you live, too. where do you find these unusual meals? the internet of course. >> reporter: friday night and you are hungry but don't feel like cooking. you could go out or order in, but your choices are the same old, same old. o o h what if i told you there's a new way to dine out that involves going back home? not your home, someone else's.

it is called eatwith and it matches foodies with people who are willing to open up their homes and cook for them. meet ai, an aspiring chef who loves to cook for others but can't afford to open her own restaurant. for her eatwith is a way to do what she loves. >> my brain is occupied by a new recipe or what's the menu for the next dinner. this is my test kitchen. >> reporter: guests pay a suggested and eatwith takes 15%. but for ai, it is not about the money. >> people say, "it is good." reaction is really important. >> reporter: for guests, eating in a stranger's home is more fun than dining out. >> if someone said custard, i would never order it. but i ate it, and and it was beautiful. >> reporter: eatwith is part of

the new sharing economy with popular services allow users to earn money on stuff they have. >> people are passionate about doing it, cooking for small groups, four or five people, not a restaurant where you are pumping 100, 200 a night. >> reporter: both hosts and guests are screened beforehand. >> you can read reviews about them. you can see who you are going to be sharing a meal. >> reporter: for both parties, it's about more than what's on the menu. >> i love to try out different cuisine and meeting people. >> reporter: the next time you are craving a different dining experience, try heading out to dine in. abc news, new york. >> diana? no? you'd feel a little goofy being in someone else's house? >> goofy isn't a word i would use. >> vulnerable. >> vulnerable. going into someone's home or being in someone's home. >> it is cool if you were in another country and you want a feeling of their culture. check out insomniac kitchen and we will include junior's fried

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all right. "mix" time. anyone who takes a subway or commuter train in the u.s. of anywhere the world can relate to this. it will look mean when you see it but you secretly are like yes. ever seen anybody hold up the train? it is rude holding the door. you are late for work and you got to go, and some knucklehead is holding the door. >> come on already. >> april 29th this woman gets the boot. see it one more time. >> literally. >> nobody is even close. >> are you coming? >> sorry, you are out of there. but i'm sure if you admit it, i'm sure you are on the train going that's about right.

>> wow. >> it's rude. >> you can't hold up 55 people because you decide it is not time to pull out yet. >> the lady on the inside is lucky that door closed as quickly as it did. she was coming back for more. >> kind of good. >> really was. really quickly we want to show you one of these really cute pictures. this is a dad who started a blog about kids who throw tantrums. that one at the bottom said he didn't want to share his leg hole. absolutely hilarious. mix time. ♪ politics and foreign wars all the weather all the scores ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ tapes that roll in way too slow ♪ ♪ stuff you saw on koppel's show ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ it's late at night you're wide awake and you're not wearing pants ♪ ♪ grab your world news mug and everybody dance ♪ ♪ have some fun be a pal every

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this morning on "world news now," signs of progress. still no deal on an end to the government shutdown, but the two sides are talking and the tone has shifted. and the salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds of people. the government makes a decision whether the plant linked to the outbreak can stay open. a new mystery in the case of ariel castro. investigators say the guards responsible for checking on castro may have skipped their rounds. in the "the skinny" how betty white is keeping passengers safe and laughing at the same time. is friday, october 11th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> that skit with betty white is hilarious. >> she is unbelievably funny. you are supposed to lose your

timing when you are a little older. she is 92. >> in her 90s. it's amazing. >> just as impeccable comedic wise than ever. >> maybe better. >> i think you are right. let's get started. the president an republican lawmakers head to the weekend with more optimism than the last few days. the two sides met for more than an hour and described the talks as good. >> they kept today's schedules fairly light in case of last-minute negotiations. abc's susan saulny is in washington with the latest. >> caller: a bit of movement coming from washington for the first time in a while. even wall street likes what it's hearing, closing sharply higher based on the hope that the government won't default. there's a glimmer of hope there maybe a compromise with one week left before the united states hits its debt ceiling. top house republicans met with the president at the white house in an attempt to hash out a

deal. both sides said the meeting was productive. >> we had a very useful meeting. it was clarifying, i think for both sides as to where we are. we will come back and have more discussions. the president said he would go and consult with the administration folks and hopefully we can see a way forward after that. >> reporter: democrats were cautiously optimistic saying the president looks forward to continued progress. >> wait and see what the house does. when they send us something, we will look at it as clearly and closely as we can. >> reporter: signs of willingness to engage. >> the president is happy that cooler heads at least seem to be prevailing in the house. that there seems to be a recognition that default is not an option. >> reporter: treasury secretary jack lew told the senate hearing of the dire circumstances of a government default. we wouldn't have the money to pay our troops in full, the

veterans the benefits in full. >> reporter: while white house spokesman jay carney said the president is open to a short-term debt extension but he made clear the white house would strongly prefer a long-term solution that will reopen the government. john and diana? >> thank you. trains will run today in san francisco while talks continue. the union was threatening a stop forcing 200,000 to find other ways to work. the two sides disagree over wages and health benefits. the agricultural department is giving foster farms a reprieve. three chicken packaging plants in california linked to the salmonella outbreak can stay open, at least for now. >> reporter: good morning, john and diana. the usda told me this decision was expected to come late in to the night and consumer advocates believe more should have been done sooner to stop the spread of salmonella. the clock is ticking for foster

farms following a salmonella scare that sickened 278 people across the country. the agriculture department is threatening to shut down three poultry plants linked to the outbreak if the company does not explain to the usda how it plans to fix the problem. >> we are outraged there is not a recall going on. this outbreak of salmonella puts 43% of the people that get sick with it in the hospital. >> reporter: with no recall, the centers for disease control is warning shoppers to avoid foster farms chicken with these codes on the packaging. shoppers are still finding it on store shelves. >> i have to go back and return it, and i don't want to get anybody sick. >> reporter: and "consumer reports" was sent this photo of the affected chicken with a $3 coupon with a manager special. it is such a concern, the cdc recalled government workers furloughed in the government shutdown to respond. symptoms include cramps, fever and diarrhea. >> if you are very young, very

old, have a medical condition, you are at risk of the infection going to your blood so you need to be treated. >> reporter: in a statement, foster farms says they are cooperating and are dedicated to resolving any concerns by the usda. food safety experts say you can protect yourself by separating your chicken from other foods before cooking. and then cook it at 165 degrees. >> only way that i'll know i have reached 165 degrees is by using a thermometer. >> reporter: foster farms was given 72 hours to respond to the usda. if it needs to the agriculture department can halt production by removing government inspectors who are required to be at meat processing plants every day. john and diana? the problem with not issuing a recall though, is even though meat inspectors are at the plant, and that halts production, the food that is already out there -- the chicken that's been packaged and shipped out continues to sit

on shelves for anybody to pick up. if anyone is not paying attention to the reports and not cooking their chicken with a meat thermometer to 165 degrees, they are in trouble. >> e. coli automatically triggers a recall but chicken if you cook it to 165 it doesn't. it is killed. it's irrelevant. wash your hands and the cutting board, all of that stuff be on the safe side with all of this stuff for sure. authorities investigating last month's apparent suicide of cleveland kidnapper ariel castro are being investigated. two guards lied about how they handled castro before his death and falsified logs of how often y that -- they checked in on him. it questions why it took 34 minutes for an ambulance to arrive at a prison. atlanta police are looking for a car jacker caught on camera robbing a man at gun point. brad edmonds you bringing in his garbage cans. a man walked up and demanded the keys to his mercedes.

the man snatched the car keys and took off. >> what's going through my mind is, how do i make it out of this? how do i even the scale? i was thinking of getting ahold of my gun somehow. but i might not be here telling the story had i done that. >> reporter: police recovered edmonds' car and hope dusting for fingerprints may lead to an arrest. the prime minister of libya is back at work after briefly kidnapped yesterday. ali zidan was taken by a group of militants at his tripoli hotel. reports suggest he was freed when members of another militia stormed the site where he was held. the motive for the kidnapping was not clear. here at home a judge in new jersey dealt a blow to chris christie's efforts to keep gay marriage out of the garden state. governor christie's administration had requested a delay to the start of gay marriage in the state until after a legal appeal is final. the ruling moves new jersey closer to recognizing gay marriages on october 21st. race car driver dario franchitti is out of the

hospital. he left the hospital in houston with a cast on his leg, a brace on his chest and two dogs by his side. four days ago, the indy 500 winner's car crashed in to a fence, fracturing his spine and breaking an ankle. the national league championship series gets underway tonight with the cardinals hosting the dodgers. >> last night in oakland, the detroit got all that it needed in the fourth inning when miguel cabrera had a two-run home run. they tacked on another run in the sixth. the tigers beat the a's 3-0. detroit plays boston in the alcs starting tomorrow night. >> your pirates are out. >> pirates are out. >> detroit has jim leyland as a manager and i love to watch that guy cry at the drop of a bucket. always good to see jim leyland cry.

i'm sure we will have an emotional outburst. >> win or lose you will get that. all right. stormy all day from southern new england to the mid-atlantic coast. a lot of rain and wind along with coastal flooding. expect severe storms to the dakotas. much drier for the west. >> cooler along the east and west coast. 80s in the upper midwest. upper 80s across the south. cloudy skies in new york yesterday couldn't put a damper on a special event. put on at the crossroads of the world. >> how cool is this? paul mccartney tweeted he could be playing a short show in times square minutes before it started. a big crowd turned out to hear the 71-year-old former beatle race through several songs from his upcoming album. ♪ ♪ >> mccartney's new album is called "new" it is released next

tuesday. mccartney says the police said he could only play for 15 minutes. he called them his 15 minutes of fame. >> nypd told mccartney 15 minutes. that's all you got. >> that's crazy. >> nice trip to new york city. he's celebrating his second anniversary to his wife nancy. he did that by playing before a couple hundred high school kids at the frank sinatra school of arts in queens. the kids went crazy. their teachers probably went crazier. >> i would say. >> paul mccartney, huh? >> still sounds great. coming up betty white's hilarious new flight safety video. a brutal crime on a crowded train. no one saw a thing and the reason, investigators say, is they were too busy looking at their phones. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by united health care. weather brought to you by united health care. you by united

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now to a shocking murder on a san francisco train a young now to a shocking murder on a san francisco train. a young man killed by a single bullet to the head. >> worse, the shooter had been waving the gun several minutes and no one noticed because they were too involved with their smartphones and tablets. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: police say it was a senseless crime that could have

been avoided. justin valdez, seen in this youtube video honoring his family, was shot in the back of the head as he exited a san francisco train by a man who flashed a gun several times in front of distracted gadget-absorbed commuters. >> my brother was innocent and there was no reason for him to be killed. >> reporter: surveillance video of the incident hasn't been released with the exception of these images of the 30-year-old man police say shot valdez. authorities say the rest of the footage shows him pulling out the gun several times in front of a dozen commuters including valdez who had his back to him but no one on the train noticed. >> you can see people sitting or standing around him. they are busy working with their tablets or smartphones. completely distracted. >> reporter: police say, it was completely unprovoked. that the

two men didn't even know each other. >> i miss him every day and he was too young to die. >> reporter: he is expected to appear in court next month. he has pleaded not guilty. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> horrible story. i can't help but think people might have seen the gun and gone oh, my goodness, let me hope this goes away. right? >> do i engage this crazy person? >> what do you do if you see it? >> what do you do if you see it? do you put your phone down and have a conversation with him, stare at him, go back to your device and hope he ignores you and you ignore him and if he is going on a shooting spree you are not one of the people that he targets because you haven't made eye contact with him. there are so many things to this story that don't make sense. by the way, the d.a. did say while he is not suggesting if

people would have been more aware that it could have been prevented but it highlights the dangers of living in more virtual world with less human interaction. >> and they arrested the suspect the next day. an emotional good-bye to cory monteith. >> and betty white like you have never seen her before. you're in a group most likely to develop skin cancer, including melanoma.

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awards. and we have the nominees. we will show you the top nominations out there. we start with macklemore & ryan lewis. they're a band, the first two that you see there. they have six nominations. the first two you see there. they have six nominations for artist of the year, favorite artist in rap and hip hop, favorite album for rap and hip hop, single of the year. it goes on and on their list. taylor swift, she has five nominations. same deal, artist of the year, favorite female artist for pop and rock. favorite artist for country. favorite album, it goes on. justin timberlake, same deal. five of them and same things except everything i said for taylor swift, female, make it male for justin. it will be interesting to see who wins. some are pitted against each other and some are on their own. i have a funny feeling they are going to sweep they are topping the charts. and miley cyrus and the magic dragons are confirmed to perform. might be interesting. >> miley performing. how do you follow up that?

>> miley's back. i would be surprised if she is wearing anything at all. november 24th at 8 p.m. until 11 p.m. here on abc. please watch. i'm sure it will be enjoyable. bet on what she is going to wear. clothes. clothes. very emotional night for "glee" fans. cory monteith tribute episode finally aired and truly emotional. we got tweets hot off the press. this is from adam. he said, seeing everyone's true emotions, the fact that they aren't acting is tough to watch. they are really crying for cory. hillary said, that is one of the most powerful episodes of television ever. even the creator of the show ryan murphy told e! on-line it was extremely difficult. we did it because we loved cory, and we did it because -- and how people loved it. we did it with a feeling of love. so a tough night. anyway, they never actually

addressed addressed in the episode how the character died. future episodes, by the way, will continue to honor his memory and highlight themes the actor loved the most. >> check that out. you can tell. you can tell they are emotional for sure. switching back, let's talk about some happy stuff. betty white is starring in a hilarious passenger safety video to air for air new zealand. she is essentially talking about in-flight passenger safety. you know how you get on a plane and it is usually the boring, this is how you buckle your seat belt. this is what you do in case of an emergency. air new zealand has taken it to a different level. take a listen. >> so this is safety old-school style. if your eyesight is not what it used to be or you forgot where you are, your flight crew are pointing out where the nearest exit is. >> smoking on any aircraft is prohibited at all times. >> as is any other hanky panky that creates a bit of heat. >> there you have it. this is based on a fictional retirement home and attracted 25

million views on line. >> she is so naughty. >> she is. >> hilarious. >> 91 years old and still got it. >> bless her heart.

♪ ♪ we're up all night to the sun ♪ ♪ we're up all night to get some ♪ >> we're up all night to get lucky. >> we play it every single friday and every friday i'm like i don't know about that. >> still waiting to get lucky. welcome back. the end of another week with the government shutdown. the two sides waging a war of words. >> that's right. there are some people who took matters in to their own hands this week and were able to get some things done. here's our friday rewind. >> let's stop the excuses. take a vote in the house. let's end the shutdown right

now. >> if there is unconditional surrender by republicans, he will sit down and talk to us. that's not the way our government works. >> if i'm not getting 100% of my way, i don't say well, i'm going to shut down the government. >> how can we tax people for not buying a product from a website that doesn't work? >> the building behind me serves as a moral compass, not only for the country but the world and over my dead body are we going to let this deteriorate. >> we hope this makes clear that those members of al qaeda and the other terrorists organizations literally can run but can't hide. >> being at the scene and not taking some form of action, whether making a phone call or physically interfering is something that we will have a difficult time digesting. how could you let a 9-year-old child go through security check without stopping him and questioning him?

how can that be? >> i went to the doctor and he said, you know those high blood sugar numbers you have been dealing with since you were 36? well, you graduated. you have type two diabetes, young man. >> i say, i am malala, and i'm going to publish a book. and i want to tell girls around the world that education is important. raise up your voice for education. >> she is just fascinating. in case you got some sleep this week and missed some of our shows, how dare you. but we want to tell you about a special feature for our facebook fans. >> it is called "in case you missed it" and it features the best moments from "world news now" from the week. all you have to do to see it is log on to our facebook page at wnnfans.com and check it out greple compiling some of our nonsense. >> i watch these and i go forgot about that >> we had a good

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good morning. good morning. i'm john muller. >> i'm diana perez. here's the top headlines we are following this morning on "world news now." as the government shutdown enters now its 11th day, there may be progress. president obama and republican leaders met for 90 minutes at the white house and described the talks in positive terms. we have more on that coming up. criminal investigation underway stemming from the death of ariel castro. investigators say guard assigned to him lied about the number of times they checked in on castro before his death. foster farms chicken processing plangts linked to the -- plants linked to the salmonella outbreak can stay open for now. they are satisfied they have implemented new food safety controls. detroit's miguel cabrera

hitting a two-run home run in the win over the as. detroit moves on to the series against the red sox. that begins tomorrow night. those are some of our top stories on this friday, october 11th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> happy friday, everybody. >> ah, friday. i love you. >> yes, we do. get ready to sleep in tomorrow morning. >> ah, yes. >> first, let's do some news. good news. we begin this half hour with news of progress to resolve the nation's debt crisis that began with a 90-minute meeting between gop leaders and the white house. >> and we learned that congressional staff members are working through the night on a deal. susan saulny is tracking all of it. good morning, susan. >> reporter: john and diana, a bit of

movement from washington for the first time in a while. even wall street likes what it is hearing closely sharply -- closing sharply higher on the hope that the government won't default. there is a glimmer of hope there maybe a compromise with one week left before the united states hits the debt ceiling. >> extend the debt ceiling. if they can't do it for a long time, do it for the period of time in which these negotiations have taken place. >> reporter: democrats were cautiously optimistic saying the presidcod pr >> our emphasis is to solve the problem, open government. >> reporter: congressional sources tell abc news they expect the gop proposal to come up for a vote in the house on friday. >> i would hope the president will look at this as an opportunity and a good faith effort on our part to move halfway, halfway to what he commanded in order to have the conversation begin. >> earlier jack lew told the senate hearing what dire

circumstances we could expect from a government default. >> if congress fails to meet its responsibility, it could deeply damage financial markets, the ongoing economic recovery and the jobs and savings of millions of americans. >> reporter: white house spokman ey short-tebt eo, h made it clear te wouldstroer a also reopen the gover john and diana. >> thank you. foster farms processing plant linked to the widespread salmonella outbreak can stay open for now. the usda threatened to shut it down unless major changes were made. foster farms said it initiated ood fetyntrobut inspectors will continu intensify sampling for the next 90 days. 300 people have been sickened to far. a los angeles jury cleared toyota in a wrongful death lawsuit alleging sudden acceleration. the family of a woman killed when her camry sped up and slammed into a tree claimed that

the car had a design defect. the jury found another driver who broadsided the woman's car was liable and awarded the family $10 million. toyota still faces dozens of similar lawsuits involving sudden acceleration that prompted a massive recall in 2009. three jewish rabbis among ten people in new york and new jersey in federal custody accused of plotting to kidnap and torture jewish orthodox men who refuse to give their wives divorces. the ten were arrested in an fbi sting in which the rabbi described using thugs to beat the husbands and using electric cattle prods. one neighbor says the husbands aren't entirely to blame forcing their wives to stayed in failed marriages. >> just to make a woman suffer usually. sometimes when there's children involved it is to deal with the custody issues. when it is money involved it is usually money. very often guys will do it just to make the women suffer.

>> reporter: investigators say they may have been more than 20 kidnappings and tortures over several years. >> by the way, the way it cam down, as you were saying the fbi sting, it an u age a jife who wanted fro ria that's how the cookie crumbled. >> unbelievable. >> under orthodox jewish law only a man can grant his wife a divorce. husbands have been known to hold their wives hostage to the marriage out of spite or money. and wives are forced to sit e lowearry without getting this official divorce. >> that's the kind of thing -- obviously, i understand that this is something they hold, this is their religion. wht ise t is going to this, these religious men doing things like this, maybe we need to rethink. >> that's going way too far. i don't know >> breaking people' >> way too far. tha's w law colorado theater shooting

defendant james holmes was back in court ahead of his trial. prospective jurors in the case are going to be hold the trial could last up to eight months and could cost the county $5 million or more to prosecute holmes. even if holmes is sentenced to death, the appeals process could last another 20 years. driver of a pickup blamed for an eight-vehicle pileup in fullerton, california. the pickup was driving the wrong way at high speeds before the wreck. the man behind the wheel was killed. several others were injured. one officer who worked the crash said it sounded like an explosion had went off. attention facebook users, all 1.1 billion of you around the world. the social network is making a change to its privacy settings. once again, it is going away with the setting that controls whether users can be found when others type their name in the search bar. facebook says a very small percentage of people were using that setting any way. once again we got another -- i have to tell, you every time there is a change we lose a lob of users.

everybody is like, "i'm leaving." then do stories 1.1 billion. >> it used to be a billion. >> they are not losing as many as gaining. for sure. >> they are gaining more but i bet some people are -- it gets to some point where enough's enough. i'm not there yet but i'm close. >> there is a generation of kids not interested in facebook because all the old timers are using it. >> you better believe it. >> i'm one of the old timers. >> that would be you. welcome to the club. here's a look at the friday weather. severe storms in the rockies to the dakotas with a good dusting of snow in the mountains. another stormy spot from southern new england to the mid-atlantic coast. you can expect plenty of rain, wind and coastal flooding. >> temperatures along the east and west coast will be cool with highs in 50s and 60s. warmer 70s and some 80s in the upper midwest and upper 80s across the south. a high school in north carolina's students were placed under a soft lockdown as they got a personal view of wildlife. the scare triggered by a

surprise drop-in by a mother bear and her two cubs. the three bears, minus goldilocks of course, climbed up a tree on campus and settled in. >> i walked over there, looked up. what do you know, there are three bears in the tree. that's kind of funny. all i would say is thanks for making my day a little brighter. >> grand old time marching through town. >> so cute. >> the three bears stayed until lunchtime. they climbed down and walked off. apparently not interested in the school's cafeteria food. whoever wrote that line, gold star there. >> nobody was hurt. not even the bears. wildlife officials say they have had a wet summer and the bears have been on the food foraging for food before they hibernate for the winter. >> >> remember the school pizza, pizza square -- >> do i remember -- ours were like this size but were rounded on the ends -- >> you had rounded edges? >> yes. >> >> we both grew up in queens. on long island. both got them from the same supplier. coming up, a mom who admits she only bathes her baby a few

times a week, and it is creating a firestorm. >> yea or nay? nasty? >> i don't know. i will have to hear the story first. >> some pediatricians say she might be on to something actually. and friday morning eye candy. male models just because. you are watching "world news now." ♪ you're so crazy i think i want to have your baby ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by colonial penn life insurance.

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>> all right. all right, a controversy brewing after a mom came clean and confessed she only bathes her baby once every week or two. >> wow! moms are burning up the internet with comments and experts are weighing in. paula faris paid the family a visit. >> reporter: the nightly bath for your baby. it's a time many parents look forward to, but 32-year-old mom claire goss is coming clean. sort of. confessing her 3-month-old rarely sees his tub. >> i will confess i have gone longer than a week. >> reporter: i met charlie and gave him the old sniff-a-roo. >> you smell like a baby. you don't smell bad. >> reporter: the mother says nightly baths were a routine but five years and three kids, she doesn't have time. >> my first baby had a bath every day and sometimes two baths a day. after five years of parenting children, i realize he's not a dirty kid. he's a baby. >> reporter: now her babble blog

post, do you really need to bathe babies started a splish splash backlash from on-line moms. lazy people says one reader and eww, that's so gross but others agree. their skin would be dust if we did soap and water every day. some people would say how would you feel if you didn't take a shower for a week? >> gross because i am an adult with hormones and mothers have gut feelings about their babies and i would never presume to tell you how often to bathe your baby. >> reporter: she says it is a matter of convenience but also a matter of health. >> my pediatrician told me with my second one i was bathing him too frequently. because his skin was dried out. >> reporter: according to the american academy of pediatrics, too many baths can decrease the bacteria count and maybe your baby more susceptible to infections and rash. however, they still do advise it is best to wash your baby at least three times a week.

>> really, you want to watch your baby more than watching the calendar when deciding when to give a bath. >> reporter: goss says she is okay with her routine but in case she changed her mind, i had a little gift. >> i will put it to good use. >> reporter: promise? paula paris, abc news, new york. >> doesn't seem unreasonable to me to bathe the kid two or three times a week rather than nightly. >> i went in not knowing how i would feel about it but i learned something. i give devon a bath every night. every night my child is in a bathtub and if it is decreasing the amount of bacteria and he needs to be in dirt to build up resistance maybe i'm doing it wrong. maybe the moms bathing them every night are the ones doing it wrong if pediatricians are saying that. >> every child is different. >> i have a sweaty kid, though. sorry, devon. >> can't you sort of take a wet

cloth and wipe them down? >> we didn't get in to that with this mom. while not putting them in a tub. he is also 3 months old with two other kids it is impossible to do every night. i understand that. but wiping him down. she didn't get into that, but i'm sure she is wiping him down. if he is grimy and dirty at three months you wipe him down at that moment. >> sounds like devon is not getting a bath tonight. >> oh, devon. as long as he doesn't sweat we are okay. >> good luck with that one. coming up, when it doesn't pay to be a guy even if you are one of the most handsome guys on the planet. >> why male supermodels make a fraction of their female counterparts. that good looking story right after this. >> announcer: world news now continues right after this from our abc stations.

♪ ♪ what a man what a man ♪ what a nighty good man ♪ >> in most professions women don't make as much as men. >> except when it comes to modeling. we are up all nightline with amy robach. >> reporter: they command the fashion runways of milan and runway and their smoldering good looks heat up ads, selling everything from fashion to

fragrances but being a male model in an industry where female models lead the way has its unique challenges. >> the only industry where women get paid more than men. >> reporter: david gandhi is the best known and most successful male mod until the world. set apart by his manly physique, rocketing to status with his dolce and ghbanna ad. >> they get paid incredible money and people know their names. >> forbes.com examined how much top male models make compared to the top female models. number one on the men's list, not bad but gisele bundchen raked in 42 million and the disparity continues down the

ranks. >> so, on average, male models make around $200,000 to $500,000 a year. for females they will make around $2 million to $5 million. >> reporter: there's a reason female models lead the way. >> disparity comes from the general idea that women are -- they buy twice as much as men do. there's a lower return on investment when it is a male model in the campaign. >> reporter: but gandhi has helped change the perception of male models. >> everyone is saying you need to be skinny and i'm not that skinny guy. >> he created that manly masculine image for himself. that's what he is known for. >> something different is just what it takes for a male model to stand out. it remains to be seen if male models will ever close the wide gap with their female counterparts. >> they deserve it. as i said, they have a huge

percentage share in the market. >> reporter: until then -- >> good for you, gisele. good for you all. you are beautiful. keep doing what you are doing. >> reporter: for "nightline." i'm amy robach in new york. >> you likey? >> was somebody saying something? >> you were paying close attention to that dedicated journalist that you are. >> i was doing research. >> that last guy who made the most money, he says he doesn't begrudge the female models their success. he said he doesn't have to wear high heels and bikinis. >> could these men be more good looking? my gosh. >> which is your favorite one sean or the macho one? >> the macho one. >> naturally. you always go for the macho one. >> the chiselled face. i feel he could caught diamond with those cheekbones. like right here. it's like protruding but so beautiful. >> i think you are a fan. >> i want some. >> i hope your old man is not listening. >> only reason i get away with half of the things i say is he's sleeping. >> i'm sure he has his female favorite model.

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look at me. >> sure. >> look at me. i'm the captain now. >> the director paul greengrass also made two of the jason bourn movies and you can see his skill hereby, too. the "los angeles times" reviewer loved the tense drama, top acting topical relevance and realism. and director greengrass makes the pirates sympathetic but never does it to the point of justifying their actions. i'm on. >> powerful actor. look at me. i'm the captain now. >> i'm the captain now. the next movie, machete kills different kind of adventure from robert rodriguez, spun off from the fake trailer in a movie he made with quentin tarantino. "grindhouse." states recruits machete to take a down a crazy revolutionary arms dealer who wants to spread chaos around the world.

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we had a very useful meeting. >> this morning on "world news now," cautious optimism, the tone is shifting in talks to end the government shutdown. plus -- >> incremental descend to where the bad behavior became the norm. >> theft in the workplace and it is not just pens and paperclips. and it's more common and it's more common than you think. redefining how people go out to eat. the hot trend of having home cooked meals at the home of a complete stranger. it is friday, october 11th. >> happy friday, everybody. >> you think if we read really fast it will go faster?

>> let's try. >> do you think they will let us go home. >> i don't think so. you know, it is friday -- >> suzanne just said no. >> it is friday and good news, even in the news. >> my car is double parked. >> is it really? engine's running? >> got to go. >> auto start out the window? >> exactly. it is friday, and we begin with signs of progress in the impasse over the nation's finances. president obama and top gop leaders met at the white house for 90 minutes. >> while there's been no announcement of a deal, one leading republican said talks are to begin throughout the night and wall street likes what it is seeing. here's jonathan karl. >> reporter: why does wall street finally like what it is hearing out of washington? because of this. >> we want to offer the president today the ability to move. >> reporter: at long last, movement. the speaker of the house offering to at least postpone the worse-case scenario. a default by the u.s. government which economists say would trigger economic meltdown.

here's how he put the offer. >> temporary increase in the debt ceiling. his willingness to sit down and discuss with us a way forward to reopen the government. >> reporter: the temporary increase will delay the d-day of default for six weeks. the white house wants an extension of at least a year. but -- >> i think longer is better but avoiding a crisis is better than having a crisis. >> reporter: the president said he wouldn't negotiate while the government is shut down. is this what wiggle room sounds like? >> is the president willing to engage in budget negotiations with the republicans if the government is still shut down? >> i think the president has been very clear on that. tax breaks for millionaires. forces shut downs or default. >> a long answer to a yes or no answer. >> our position is clear. >> jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> the government will resume paying families of the fallen death benefit. president obama signed it in to law after passed by the senate. the government pays $100,000 within three days of a service member's death. 29 members have died since parts of the government shutdown on

october 1st. more than a month after ariel castro apparently killed himself in his prison cell, authorities are launching a criminal investigation. an internal probe found at least two guards lied about how often they were checking up on him. alex perez has the latest. >> reporter: when ariel castro was sentenced to life in prison last august, one of his victims, michelle knight, valiantly confronted her abductor. >> i spent 11 years in hell. now your hell is just beginning. >> reporter: a month and a day after castro was sentenced, he was found hanging in his cell. the guards assigned to castro they say lied about how they handled the prisoner prior to his death. the two guards were supposed to check on castro every 30 minutes but the report finds they missed

eight required checks and falsified logs on the day he died. the report raises questions about why it took 34 minutes for an ambulance to arrive at the prison. the medical examiner has ruled it a suicide, but still, since his death, castro's attorney has questioned why he wasn't watched more closely. >> i think he should have been on suicide watch. >> reporter: authorities are launching a criminal investigation. the two guards at the center of it all are on administrative leave. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >> the officer reported that castro was safe in his cell at 8:45 p.m. and they checked on him at 9:15 where they found him hanging by the bed sheet wrapped around his neck. that's according to to the report. >> the window hinge, that is new. i don't remember hearing that. he had pictures of his family neatly arranged on the floor of his jail cell and a bible that was open to the gospel of john. very interesting developments here obviously. i think everyone will keep an eye on the

guards and the records they were keeping. >> when we heard it, everyone was bewildered, how does this happen. i'm sure this isn't the last word. >> i think you are right. ten people in new jersey and new york including three rabbis have been accused of plotting to kidnap and torture jewish orthodox men who refuse to give their wives divorces. under strict orthodox jewish law, a woman needs her husband's permission for a divorce. it's called a get. the ten were arrested in a sting. the alleged rabbi described using tough guys to beat the husbands and using electric cattle prods. >> the marriage, they kept them handcuffed. >> the gets aren't kosher. none of these are kosher. they are all for money. >> reporter: it was apparently big money. allegedly charging wives and their families upwards of $60,000. investigators say there may have been 20 or more kidnappings and tortures over several years.

former detroit mayor kwame kilpatrick is starting a 28-year prison sentence. in march he was convicted on charges including conspiracy, fraud, extortion and tax offenses. he's appealing the convictions. before heading to prison he apologized for letting his hometown died and denied from stealing from detroit's citizens. major victory for toyota. a los angeles jury cleared the carmaker in a wrongful death lawsuit that alleged sudden acceleration. the family of a woman killed when her camry sped up and slammed into a tree claimed the car had a design effect. instead the jury found another woman who broadsided the woman's car was liable. they awarded the family $10 million. however, toyota faces dozens of similar lawsuits involving sudden acceleration that prompted a massive recall in 2009. toyota faces similar lawsuits involving sudden acceleration which prompted a massive recall in 2009. scott carpenter, a pioneer of the u.s. space program, has died. he was one of the original "mercury 7" astronauts. he became the second american to orbit earth. his reentry went horribly wrong when he missed his landing target by nearly 300 miles leaving an anxious nation

wondering if he was alive. aerial search crews finally found him in the caribbean, floating in his life raft with his feet propped up. carpenter's death from a stroke leaves 92-year-old john glenn as the last surviving astronaut. he was 82 years old. that nsa leaker edward snowden has met with americans for the first time since granted asylum in august. the americans who once worked for u.s. security interests say snowden released no regret about leaking the information. his dad says he doubts his boy will ever return to the u.s. folks at italy's mint have egg on their face because of a botched metal meant to commemorate the start of pope francis' papacy. the word "jesus" is misspelled on nearly 6,000 medals. instead of a "j," there is an "l." four were sold before the error was spotted and they were withdrawn.

yesterday in new york, malala, the pakistani girl, said she would like to be the prime minister of her country one day. she said she will never give up on her goal of education for all girls despite the death threats for from the taliban. she was not awarded the nobel prize. the teen remains inspiration. tonight, a special edition of "20/20," unbreakable. 10:00 p.m. eastern. another tale of hope this morning. this one featuring a cat named thumper. great name. he was abandoned by his owner and had a problem walking. >> he was diagnosed with a neurological problem. some animal welfare workers built him a walker. and that's all he really needed. check him out. >> two weeks after using the walker, he learned to walk on his own and he runs, walks and jumps around on his own. how cool is that? talk about inspirational. >> he is up for adoption. looking for a home.

if you want to give thumper a home, there you have it -- >> the walker looks like pvc pipe that you would buy at home depot. brilliant design of something nice and cheap. >> nice and cheap and look at how much it helped thumper. very cool. all right. coming up, eating out at a home that's not your own. a new trend of having a nice dinner with complete strangers. first, theft at the workplace. these days it goes way beyond stealing office supplies. we'll tell you who is doing it and what they are taking. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: world news now weather brought to you by consumer cellular.

♪ ♪ >> all right. fess up. did you ever walk out of work with something from the stationery closet at one point or another? turns out that is the tip of the iceberg. >> petty crime and not so petty crime apparently goes on at the workplace all the time. our friend paula faris has the proof. >> reporter: judith oaks, a former school administrator, accused of stealing money from her workplace. stuffing lunch money in her bra.

$1.8 million over 14 years. sometimes it is not cold hard cash but cold cuts. this guy doesn't think twice about stealing this co-worker's lunch, raiding the company fridge. and surveillance video shows an employee takes a few 20s for herself when counting the cash register. >> it's easy to cheat. >> reporter: bruce doris of the association of certified fraud examiners travels the country showing employers how to crack down on crimes that could potentially cost companies upwards of $3.5 trillion worldwide. >> stealing money, software, office supplies, inventory. >> or in this case a flat screen tv. watch again. this fellow waits until no one is looking to make his move. get this -- a recent survey by a security firm shows 95% of employees steal from their employer in some capacity, office supplies, information and in some professions time, like

shopping on-line when you should be working. what if i walk out the door with a pen? am i a thief? >> technically you are. >> reporter: this woman spent time in the slammer for embezzling $500,000 from her employer. she said it started small. >> i'd notice they'd put our personal travel on to my corporate american express card. >> reporter: it soon spiraled out of control. >> was incremental descent where the bad behavior became the norm. >> most employee theft is perpetrated by people who are normal employees. they can justify this because a company will never miss it. >> reporter: but the penalties can be harsh. judith oaks has pled not guilty but faces 11 years behind bars if convicted. office theft is a dirty little secret that employers do not want to get out because it reflects poorly on their business. since there is little monitoring in the form of surveillance

video, not much is done about it. diana and john? >> all right, paula. amazing. big problem. i have been guilty of the pen thing, i must say. you walk out with a pen, you get home and -- you toss it on the dresser and stays there sometimes. >> don't think of it. but embezzling is a different thing. >> i guess it adds up. >> think so. still crazy, though. that's a lot -- 95% of people -- it is a small portion of people that aren't stealing. >> i don't feel compelled to steal but if i did, there are so many cameras everywhere these days, you are going to get caught. >> look at how many people we caught in one story. that's crazy. all right. that brings us to the facebook question of the day. we want to know have you ever been ripped off at work? if so, what was stolen? log on the facebook page wnnfans.com. join the conversation. we had our conversation at the meeting, and people said they lost ipods out of desk drawers. >> debit card. >> debit card out of someone's

office. that is outright stealing from the people you work with. and i think that is a different thing, but stealing a pen or couple of supplies. honestly i don't think twice about it and it means we are thieves. you heard him tell paula. coming up, dinner with strangers. gourmet company, gourmet food in a stranger's house. it is a new way to eat out. a senseless murder on a train. could passengers have stopped it if they hadn't been glued to their smartphones? you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: world news now continues after this from our abc stations. if they hadn't been glued to their smartphones? you are watching "

♪ new dining experience is sweeping across the globe. home-cooked meals in someone else's home. this is our "favorite story of the day." travelers are eating it up. >> meals like these could be happening where you live, too. where do you find these unusual meals? the internet of course. >> reporter: friday night and you are hungry but don't feel like cooking. you could go out or order in, but your choices are the same old, same old. eww. what if i told you there's a new way to dine out that involves going back home? not your home, someone else's. it is called eatwith and it

matches foodies with people who are willing to open up their homes and cook for them. meet ai, an aspiring chef who loves to cook for others but can't afford to open her own restaurant. for her eatwith is a way to do what she loves. >> my brain is occupied by a new recipe or what's the menu for the next dinner. this is my test kitchen. >> reporter: guests pay a suggested and eatwith takes 15%. but for ai, it is not about the money. >> people say, "it is good." reaction is really important. >> reporter: for guests, eating in a stranger's home is more fun than dining out. >> if someone said custard, i would never order it. but i ate it, and and it was beautiful. >> reporter: eatwith is part of the new sharing economy with popular services allow users to earn money on stuff they have. >> people are passionate about doing it, cooking for small groups, four or five people, not

a restaurant where you are pumping 100, 200 a night. >> reporter: both hosts and guests are screened beforehand. >> you can read reviews about them. you can see who you are going to be sharing a meal. >> reporter: for both parties, it's about more than what's on the menu. >> i love to try out different cuisine and meeting people. >> reporter: the next time you are craving a different dining experience, try heading out to dine in. abc news, new york. >> diana? no? you'd feel a little goofy being in someone else's house? >> goofy isn't a word i would use. >> vulnerable. >> vulnerable. going into someone's home or being in someone's home. >> it is cool if you were in another country and you want a feeling of their culture. check out insomniac kitchen and we will include junior's fried

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all right. "mix" time. anyone who takes a subway or commuter train in the u.s. of anywhere the world can relate to this. it will look mean when you see it but you secretly are like yes. ever seen anybody hold up the train? it is rude holding the door. you are late for work and you got to go, and some knucklehead is holding the door. >> come on already. >> april 29th this woman gets the boot. see it one more time. >> literally. >> nobody is even close. >> are you coming? >> sorry, you are out of there. but i'm sure if you admit it, i'm sure you are on the train going that's about right. >> wow. >> it's rude. you can't hold up 55 people because you decide it is not time to pull out yet.

>> the lady on the inside is lucky that door closed as quickly as it did. she was coming back for more. >> kind of good. >> really was. really quickly we want to show you one of these really cute pictures. this is a dad who started a blog about kids who throw tantrums. that one at the bottom said he didn't want to share his leg hole. absolutely hilarious. mix time. ♪ politics and foreign wars all the weather all the scores ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ tapes that roll in way too slow ♪ ♪ stuff you saw on koppel's show ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ it's late at night you're wide awake and you're not wearing pants ♪ ♪ grab your world news mug and everybody dance ♪ ♪ have some fun be a pal every anchor guy and gal ♪

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this morning on "world news now," signs of progress. still no deal on an end to the government shutdown, but the two sides are talking and the tone has shifted. and the salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds of people. the government makes a decision whether the plant linked to the outbreak can stay open. a new mystery in the case of ariel castro. investigators say the guards responsible for checking on castro may have skipped their rounds. in the "the skinny" how betty white is keeping passengers safe and laughing at the same time. is friday, october 11th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez.

>> that skit with betty white is hilarious. >> she is unbelievably funny. you are supposed to lose your timing when you are a little older. she is 92. >> in her 90s. it's amazing. >> just as impeccable comedic wise than ever. >> maybe better. >> i think you are right. let's get started. the president an republican lawmakers head to the weekend with more optimism than the last few days. the two sides met for more than an hour and described the talks as good. >> they kept today's schedules fairly light in case of last-minute negotiations. abc's susan saulny is in washington with the latest. >> caller: a bit of movement coming from washington for the first time in a while. even wall street likes what it's hearing, closing sharply higher based on the hope that the government won't default. there's a glimmer of hope there maybe a compromise with one week left before the united states hits its debt ceiling.

top house republicans met with the president at the white house in an attempt to hash out a deal. both sides said the meeting was productive. >> we had a very useful meeting. it was clarifying, i think for both sides as to where we are. we will come back and have more discussions. the president said he would go and consult with the administration folks and hopefully we can see a way forward after that. >> reporter: democrats were cautiously optimistic saying the president looks forward to continued progress. >> wait and see what the house does. when they send us something, we will look at it as clearly and closely as we can. >> reporter: signs of willingness to engage. >> the president is happy that cooler heads at least seem to be prevailing in the house. that there seems to be a recognition that default is not an option. >> reporter: treasury secretary jack lew told the senate hearing of the dire circumstances of a government default. we wouldn't have the money to pay our troops in full, the

veterans the benefits in full. >> reporter: while white house spokesman jay carney said the president is open to a short-term debt extension but he made clear the white house would strongly prefer a long-term solution that will reopen the government. john and diana? >> thank you. trains will run today in san francisco while talks continue. the union was threatening a stop forcing 200,000 to find other ways to work. the two sides disagree over wages and health benefits. the agricultural department is giving foster farms a reprieve. three chicken packaging plants in california linked to the salmonella outbreak can stay open, at least for now. >> reporter: good morning, john and diana. the usda told me this decision was expected to come late in to the night and consumer advocates believe more should have been done sooner to stop the spread of salmonella. the clock is ticking for foster farms following a salmonella scare that sickened 278 people

across the country. the agriculture department is threatening to shut down three poultry plants linked to the outbreak if the company does not explain to the usda how it plans to fix the problem. >> we are outraged there is not a recall going on. this outbreak of salmonella puts 43% of the people that get sick with it in the hospital. >> reporter: with no recall, the centers for disease control is warning shoppers to avoid foster farms chicken with these codes on the packaging. shoppers are still finding it on store shelves. >> i have to go back and return it, and i don't want to get anybody sick. >> reporter: and "consumer reports" was sent this photo of the affected chicken with a $3 coupon with a manager special. it is such a concern, the cdc recalled government workers furloughed in the government shutdown to respond. symptoms include cramps, fever and diarrhea. >> if you are very young, very

old, have a medical condition, you are at risk of the infection going to your blood so you need to be treated. >> reporter: in a statement, foster farms says they are cooperating and are dedicated to resolving any concerns by the usda. food safety experts say you can protect yourself by separating your chicken from other foods before cooking. and then cook it at 165 degrees. >> only way that i'll know i have reached 165 degrees is by using a thermometer. >> reporter: foster farms was given 72 hours to respond to the usda. if it needs to the agriculture department can halt production by removing government inspectors who are required to be at meat processing plants every day. john and diana? the problem with not issuing a recall though, is even though meat inspectors are at the plant, and that halts production, the food that is already out there -- the chicken that's been packaged and shipped out continues to sit on shelves for anybody to pick

up. if anyone is not paying attention to the reports and not cooking their chicken with a meat thermometer to 165 degrees, they are in trouble. >> e. coli automatically triggers a recall but chicken if you cook it to 165 it doesn't. it is killed. it's irrelevant. wash your hands and the cutting board, all of that stuff be on the safe side with all of this stuff for sure. authorities investigating last month's apparent suicide of cleveland kidnapper ariel castro are being investigated. two guards lied about how they handled castro before his death and falsified logs of how often y that -- they checked in on him. it questions why it took 34 minutes for an ambulance to arrive at a prison. atlanta police are looking for a car jacker caught on camera robbing a man at gun point. brad edmonds you bringing in his garbage cans. a man walked up and demanded the keys to his mercedes. the man snatched the car keys and took off.

>> what's going through my mind is, how do i make it out of this? how do i even the scale? i was thinking of getting ahold of my gun somehow. but i might not be here telling the story had i done that. >> reporter: police recovered edmonds' car and hope dusting for fingerprints may lead to an arrest. the prime minister of libya is back at work after briefly kidnapped yesterday. ali zidan was taken by a group of militants at his tripoli hotel. reports suggest he was freed when members of another militia stormed the site where he was held. the motive for the kidnapping was not clear. here at home a judge in new jersey dealt a blow to chris christie's efforts to keep gay marriage out of the garden state. governor christie's administration had requested a delay to the start of gay marriage in the state until after a legal appeal is final. the ruling moves new jersey

closer to recognizing gay marriages on october 21st. race car driver dario franchitti is out of the hospital. he left the hospital in houston with a cast on his leg, a brace on his chest and two dogs by his side. four days ago, the indy 500 winner's car crashed in to a fence, fracturing his spine and breaking an ankle. the national league championship series gets underway tonight with the cardinals hosting the dodgers. >> last night in oakland, the detroit got all that it needed in the fourth inning when miguel cabrera had a two-run home run. they tacked on another run in the sixth. the tigers beat the a's 3-0. detroit plays boston in the alcs starting tomorrow night. >> your pirates are out. >> pirates are out. >> detroit has jim leyland as a manager and i love to watch that guy cry at the drop of a bucket. always good to see jim leyland cry. i'm sure we will have an emotional outburst. >> win or lose you will get

that. all right. stormy all day from southern new england to the mid-atlantic coast. a lot of rain and wind along with coastal flooding. expect severe storms to the dakotas. much drier for the west. >> cooler along the east and west coast. 80s in the upper midwest. upper 80s across the south. cloudy skies in new york yesterday couldn't put a damper on a special event. put on at the crossroads of the world. >> how cool is this? paul mccartney tweeted he could be playing a short show in times square minutes before it started. a big crowd turned out to hear the 71-year-old former beatle race through several songs from his upcoming album. ♪ ♪

>> mccartney's new album is called "new" it is released next tuesday. mccartney says the police said he could only play for 15 minutes. he called them his 15 minutes of fame. >> nypd told mccartney 15 minutes. that's all you got. >> that's crazy. >> nice trip to new york city. he's celebrating his second anniversary to his wife nancy. he did that by playing before a couple hundred high school kids at the frank sinatra school of arts in queens. the kids went crazy. their teachers probably went crazier. >> i would say. >> paul mccartney, huh? >> still sounds great. coming up betty white's hilarious new flight safety video. a brutal crime on a crowded train. no one saw a thing and the reason, investigators say, is they were too busy looking at their phones. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by united health care. weather brought to you by united health care. you by united

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now to a shocking murder on a san francisco train a young now to a shocking murder on now to a shocking murder on a san francisco train. a young man killed by a single bullet to the head. >> worse, the shooter had been waving the gun several minutes and no one noticed because they were too involved with their smartphones and tablets. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: police say it was a senseless crime that could have been avoided. justin valdez, seen in this

youtube video honoring his family, was shot in the back of the head as he exited a san francisco train by a man who flashed a gun several times in front of distracted gadget-absorbed commuters. >> my brother was innocent and there was no reason for him to be killed. >> reporter: surveillance video of the incident hasn't been released with the exception of these images of the 30-year-old man police say shot valdez. authorities say the rest of the footage shows him pulling out the gun several times in front of a dozen commuters including valdez who had his back to him but no one on the train noticed. >> you can see people sitting or standing around him. they are busy working with their tablets or smartphones. completely distracted. >> reporter: police say, it was completely unprovoked. that the two men didn't even know each other. >> i miss him every day and he

was too young to die. >> reporter: he is expected to appear in court next month. he has pleaded not guilty. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> horrible story. i can't help but think people might have seen the gun and gone oh, my goodness, let me hope this goes away. right? >> do i engage this crazy person? >> what do you do if you see it? >> what do you do if you see it? do you put your phone down and have a conversation with him, stare at him, go back to your device and hope he ignores you and you ignore him and if he is going on a shooting spree you are not one of the people that he targets because you haven't made eye contact with him. there are so many things to this story that don't make sense. by the way, the d.a. did say while he is not suggesting if people would have been more aware that it could have been prevented but it highlights the dangers of living in more virtual world with less human interaction. >> and they arrested the suspect the next day. an emotional good-bye to

cory monteith. >> and betty white like you have never seen her before. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. good-bye to cory monteith. >> and betty white like you have never seen her before. you are watching "worl

♪ skinny ♪ so ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny welcome in to "the skinny," everyone. we are starting with the music awards.

they are coming up in november, and we have the nominees. we will show you the top nominations out there. we start with macklemore & ryan lewis. they're a band, the first two that you see there. they have six nominations. the first two you see there. they have six nominations for artist of the year, favorite artist in rap and hip hop, favorite album for rap and hip hop, single of the year. it goes on and on their list. taylor swift, she has five nominations. same deal, artist of the year, favorite female artist for pop and rock. favorite artist for country. favorite album, it goes on. justin timberlake, same deal. five of them and same things except everything i said for taylor swift, female, make it male for justin. it will be interesting to see who wins. some are pitted against each other and some are on their own. i have a funny feeling they are going to sweep they are topping the charts. and miley cyrus and the magic dragons are confirmed to

perform. might be interesting. >> miley performing. how do you follow up that? >> miley's back. i would be surprised if she is wearing anything at all. november 24th at 8 p.m. until 11 p.m. here on abc. please watch. i'm sure it will be enjoyable. bet on what she is going to wear. clothes. >> i'd go with nothing. >> clothes. very emotional night for "glee" fans. cory monteith tribute episode finally aired and truly emotional. we got tweets hot off the press. this is from adam. he said, seeing everyone's true emotions, the fact that they aren't acting is tough to watch. they are really crying for cory. hillary said, that is one of the most powerful episodes of television ever. even the creator of the show ryan murphy told e! on-line it was extremely difficult. we did it because we loved cory, and we did it because -- and how people loved it. we did it with a feeling of love. so a tough night. anyway, they never actually

addressed addressed in the episode how the character died. future episodes, by the way, will continue to honor his memory and highlight themes the actor loved the most. >> check that out. you can tell. you can tell they are emotional for sure. switching back, let's talk about some happy stuff. betty white is starring in a hilarious passenger safety video to air for air new zealand. she is essentially talking about in-flight passenger safety. you know how you get on a plane and it is usually the boring, this is how you buckle your seat belt. this is what you do in case of an emergency. air new zealand has taken it to a different level. take a listen. >> so this is safety old-school style. if your eyesight is not what it used to be or you forgot where you are, your flight crew are pointing out where the nearest exit is. >> smoking on any aircraft is prohibited at all times. >> as is any other hanky panky that creates a bit of heat. >> there you have it. this is based on a fictional retirement home and attracted 25 million views on line.

>> she is so naughty. >> she is. >> hilarious. >> 91 years old and still got it. >> bless her heart. >> she is so naughty. >> she is. >> hilarious. >> 91 years old and still got it. >> bless her heart.

♪ ♪ we're up all night to the sun ♪ ♪ we're up all night to get some ♪ >> we're up all night to get lucky. >> we play it every single friday and every friday i'm like i don't know about that. >> still waiting to get lucky. welcome back. the end of another week with the government shutdown. the two sides waging a war of words. >> that's right. there are some people who took matters in to their own hands this week and were able to get some things done. here's our friday rewind. >> let's stop the excuses. take a vote in the house. let's end the shutdown right now. >> if there is unconditional

surrender by republicans, he will sit down and talk to us. that's not the way our government works. >> if i'm not getting 100% of my way, i don't say well, i'm going to shut down the government. >> how can we tax people for not buying a product from a website that doesn't work? >> the building behind me serves as a moral compass, not only for the country but the world and over my dead body are we going to let this deteriorate. >> we hope this makes clear that those members of al qaeda and the other terrorists organizations literally can run but can't hide. >> being at the scene and not taking some form of action, whether making a phone call or physically interfering is something that we will have a difficult time digesting. how could you let a 9-year-old child go through security check without stopping him and questioning him? how can that be? >> i went to the doctor and he

said, you know those high blood sugar numbers you have been dealing with since you were 36? well, you graduated. you have type two diabetes, young man. >> i say, i am malala, and i'm going to publish a book. and i want to tell girls around the world that education is important. raise up your voice for education. >> she is just fascinating. in case you got some sleep this week and missed some of our shows, how dare you. but we want to tell you about a special feature for our facebook fans. >> it is called "in case you missed it" and it features the best moments "wrl now ale to is now ale to is wnnfans.com and che. we have some great people compiling >> i watch these and i go, i forgot about that. >> we had a good week. i think we we co inghe b we we co bunch" on thursday, throwback

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